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New York Times, Friday, October 6, 2000

Author:
Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
46-Across : Place
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 53 for Mr. Estes. This is puzzle # 60 for Ms. Salomon. Friday freshness: 24%
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© 2000, The New York Times10/6/0 ( No. 18,595 )
Across
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It may have gone through the mill : PEPPER
7
1966 Simon & Garfunkel hit : IAMAROCK
15
Unlikely to sermonize : AMORAL
16
Didn't leave : STAYEDON
17
Flap raisers? : PILOTS
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Desiring callers, perhaps : LONESOME
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Out : ALIBI
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Point of attack? : FANG
21
Like some nerves : RAW
22
Partner's pay, perhaps : SECONDINCOME
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Them's fighting words : ENGARDE
27
Purposeful and efficient : CANDO
31
Dear, to Dante : CARO
33
Bill, in Bordeaux : BEC
34
Offbeat, plus : FAROUT
35
Case worker's org.? : ABA
36
Sign of trouble : BADOMEN
38
Geol., e.g. : SCI
39
User of "little gray cells" : POIROT
41
Granting grp. : NEA
42
Solidifies : SETS
43
Vivarin alternative : NODOZ
44
Hollywood up-and-comer : STARLET
46
Place : COMEINSECOND
50
Letters on some lotions : SPF
53
Longs : YENS
54
One pulling some strings : TUNER
55
Charger : WARHORSE
58
Fought : STROVE
59
"Under a Glass Bell" writer : ANAISNIN
60
Candy brand : REESES
61
Liking : PENCHANT
62
They're taken while waiting : ORDERS
Down
1
Old men : PAPAS
2
Rousseau novel subtitled "On Education" : EMILE
3
Bust : POLICERAID
4
Free : PROBONO
5
It's vital to life : EATING
6
Initials of Jim Hawkins's creator : RLS
7
Australia, e.g. : ISLANDCONTINENT
8
Now : ATONCE
9
Tropical flavor : MANGO
10
With 31-Down, bosun's reply : AYE
11
Object in court : RES
12
Kitchen drawer? : ODOR
13
What an out patient may be in : COMA
14
Experienced : KNEW
20
Let go : FIRED
23
Sponge gently : DABAT
24
Thom ___ shoes : MCAN
25
Canal locale : EAR
28
In direct confrontation : NOSETONOSE
29
It brings a tear to the eye : DUCT
30
Bluesman Spann : OTIS
31
See 10-Down : CAPN
32
Bug tail? : ABOO
34
They may be allayed : FEARS
36
Doofus : BOZO
37
Wealth : MEANS
40
Mythical creature : ROC
42
Came by : SECURED
44
Greets and seats : SEESIN
45
Steno's work : LETTER
47
Nora's portrayer in "The Thin Man" : MYRNA
48
When some things change : NEVER
49
Shift, e.g. : DRESS
50
Give and take : SWAP
51
Window shopper's buy : PANE
52
Middle of an old children's trio : FRAN
56
Popular fruit drink : HIC
57
Kyrgyz region or its capital : OSH
58
B.O. posting : SRO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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